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| The KBO League opener SSG and Doosan were held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. SSG Oh Tae-gon hit a come-from-behind two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/ |
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| Lee Young-ha of Doosan, who allowed a two-run home run to SSG Oh Tae-gon in the bottom of the eighth inning. |
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| SSG Oh Tae-gon made a thrilling come-from-behind two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning. |
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SSG Landers won a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the opening home ground.
The KBO League opening game between SSG and Doosan was held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. Incheon Landersfield marked the season of baseball by selling out its opening games for three consecutive years.
SSG won a thrilling 6-5 come-from-behind victory against Doosan after repeatedly reversing its reversal. SSG starter Anderson left the mound early without completing the fourth inning, but bullpen pitchers' turnaround was successful and won a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Doosan.
SSG got off to a good start by winning the opening game of the 2025 season against Doosan.
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| The KBO League opener SSG and Doosan were held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. SSG athletes at the opening ceremony. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/ |
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| Fans in baseball cheering for SSG. |
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| All the SSG baseball fans are cheering for Landers Field. |
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SSG scored the first run against Doosan starter Col Irvin in the bottom of the second inning. In the second inning, Cole Irvin suddenly shook his control and allowed SSG Lee Ji-young and Park Sung-han to hit consecutive balls. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Ha Jae-hoon and Ko Myung-joon hit consecutive timely hits. With one out and runners on the first and third bases, Jihoon Choi hit an RBI outfield fly, and SSG succeeded in gaining the upper hand by scoring three runs in the second inning alone.
Doosan hit an RBI double in the top of the third inning when Kim Jae-hwan called in first baseman Jung Soo-bin. In the fourth inning, Kim Min-seok succeeded in turning the tables with a two-run triple that turned the game around. However, Doosan starter Cole Irvin allowed another run in the bottom of the fifth inning, allowing a 4-4 tie.
Doosan starter Cole Irvin, who made his KBO League debut, pitched five innings and allowed four runs. It was the first pitch that didn't fit the reputation.
Both teams started the bullpen early on. SSG lowered starter Anderson and put up Han Doo-sol after two outs in the top of the fourth inning. Since then, Lee Ro-woon, Kim Gun-woo, Kim Min, and Noh Kyung-eun have mobilized all of the bullpens leading to Cho Byung-hyun. Doosan's Park Chi-guk, Park Jung-soo and Lee Byung-hun also kept the mound until the seventh inning. Doosan took a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning with Kim Jae-hwan hitting an RBI timely hit in the first and second bases opportunities made by walks by Jung Soo-bin and Kim Min-seok.
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| Lee Young-ha of Doosan, who allowed a two-run home run to SSG Oh Tae-gon in the bottom of the eighth inning. |
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| SSG, the opening game of the 2025 season, came from behind to beat Doosan 6-5. SSG Lee Ji-young and Cho Byung-hyun are sharing the joy of victory after the game. |
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In the bottom of the eighth inning, Doosan took the mound by Lee Young-ha to protect the victory. Lee Young-ha grounded out Lee Ji-young to shortstop, followed by a walk to Park Sung-han. In the next batter Ha Jae-hoon's at-bat, SSG replaced Oh Tae-gon. Oh Tae-gon hit Lee Young-ha's three-ball 150km fastball and hit a 110m come-from-behind two-run home run over the left fence.
SSG turned the game around again in the bottom of the eighth inning 6-5.
SSG closer Cho Byung-hyun, who took the mound with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the eighth inning to fly out Doosan Cave, was responsible for four outs until the ninth inning to achieve a thrilling come-from-behind save against Doosan.
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| Landersfield sold out before the opening. |
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| SSG came from behind to beat Doosan 6-5. Doosan players on the ground after the game. |
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SSG mobilized six bullpens from the fourth inning to win the opening game against Doosan.
Oh Tae-gon, who played as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning, hit a come-from-behind two-run home run that turned the game around with three balls and became the winner.
SSG was able to share a pleasant high-five of victory in front of Landersfield home fans, who have sold out for three consecutive years.
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| SSG Oh Tae-gon sharing the joy of victory with his teammates after the game. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
